Fleetwood Mac: Tango In The Night - Music on Google Play Full Review James Gillan November 24, 2013 Grest album, but.. I would give this a 4 or 5 star review, but the download bit rate isn't mentioned anywhete,so I'll give it a cautionary 3. Please record companies, give us lossless versions and we can then down convert if we want to. I won't buy downloads unless the quality is, at least, the same as CD. Linn Records (and others) do this far better. Full Review Brian Varga March 31, 2014 Deep Tracks One of the greats from Fleetwood Mac. Lyrically you can hear the despair and break ups the group was going through just before Buckingham left the group. Full Review Hannibal Swift June 1, 2015 I bought this when it was released and has a few late 80s gems from the slowly fragmenting Mac. Big Love was the main reason I bought it, but Little Lies and Everywhere turned up on Channel 4's chart show regularly. The last Fleetwood Mac album I bought, after a couple of decades of great releases.

Nice to see the band is back together and touring again. Full Review Samantha Savage June 1, 2015 Beautiful blast from the past. This was my first album when I was 11. Sooo happy to have it again. Mystified and Isn't It Midnight? Are my top tracks :) Full Review Nelson Jimenez November 6, 2013 One of my favorites groups... One of my favorites bands, one of the best females voices and one "virtuoso" of the guitar: Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham... Full Review gemma fenner May 26, 2015 Total brilliance what more can be said. Moving, sad, joyful poeticly sentimental. Perhaps a lot more can be said then. You get the point a great album. Daryl Wardrop November 18, 2014 Mum loves them loopie xxxx Full Review SJ World Explorations October 22, 2015 Awesome!!!!!!

One of the best albums by Fleetwood Mac, especially the song "Everywhere" which is one of my favorites and "Seven Wonders" with Stevie Nicks Patricia Henderson June 18, 2015 Tango in the night Amazing songs amazing singers,you Just get lost in the songs... Amazballs allan foster November 25, 2013 Amazing A... big love Lifesaving cullivue m double m. oh management international uckgIditarod wow Jackie Gannon March 13, 2014 Love What can say there wicked Richard Glasgow January 29, 2014 Outstanding! Soul stirring album. April Mendez October 28, 2014 Fleetwood Mac I like the music Nigel Lester May 26, 2015 Love it As much now as when I first hear it back in the early 90's Ann Golden August 20, 2014 Fab, Fab and Fab Loved this when it first came out and still do, happy memories.

Marie Ashton November 11, 2014 Fleetwood Mac Tango in the night Dusten LaBrie December 16, 2015 Stevie and Fleetwood &lt;3 Robert Skea June 28, 2014 Tango in the nite Superb,like all fleetwood mac albums Paul Malankey May 6, 2016 Timothy malarkey Hi there I'm going great today Bella Palma June 11, 2015 Amazing my fav song Beautiful!! love u wizz Faye Cullin March 4, 2015 Tell me sweet little lies Best song ever Ruth Alley March 4, 2014 I love Fleetwood Mac This is a awesome band Ron Scott February 3, 2016 Wonders!! Rowen Tweedy May 31, 2015 Love Fleetwood Mac Favourite album. GREAT Isaiah Smith February 21, 2015 Great music Fleetwood Mac band is the best in the world !!!! 😄 Mrs.

Woodrum March 25, 2014 Stevie &lt;3 CrazyCar Guys January 1, 2015 I'm only 12 but I love big love Collette Kenny December 14, 2013 Old days Love it Stephen Rogerson January 5, 2014 Epic album One of the best albums ever!!!! Karson Dolce October 14, 2014 Awesome My fav song is Caroline Jo Cadwallader August 10, 2014 Best album of my youth. jovon duckson November 6, 2014 Seven wonders Is awesome kevin mercer March 26, 2016 Best album of its time Dolph Faurote January 27, 2015 7 wonders Awesome!!! John Savio December 1, 2014 Tango in the night Gr8 David Guppy November 8, 2014 Tanto in the night Brilliant Wendy Devine March 26, 2014 Mint!!!!!!

Love it Ben Harvey June 8, 2015 :-) Ashlee Sharp May 3, 2015 Love this album Tango In The Night | rhino.com Tango In The Night Get the Album Stream the Album TANGO IN THE NIGHT presents Fleetwood Mac as a hit-making machine, with four Top 20 singles ("Big Love," "Little Lies," "Seven Wonders" and "Everywhere") and more than 15 million copies sold worldwide. The disc started out as a Lindsey Buckingham solo album before morphing into a group release (he shares production credit with Richard Dashut) and all five members get to shine here, with Buckingham, Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks each penning fine originals and the band's namesake rhythm section of drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie providing a strong pulse. The 1987 collection was the last from that classic five-piece (though a recent reunion tour offers hope for future collaboration), and.we'll wish Mick Fleetwood a happy birthday with another spin of the outstanding TANGO IN THE NIGHT.

Tracklist Tango in the Night - Fleetwood Mac — Listen and discover music at Last.fm Tango in the Night 1987 Artistically and commercially, the Stevie Nicks/Lindsey Buckingham/Mick Fleetwood/Christine and John McVie edition of Fleetwood Mac had been on a roll for over a decade when Tango in the Night was released in early 1987. This would, unfortunately, be Buckingham's last album with the pop/rock supergroup – and he definitely ended his association with the band on a creative high note. Serving as the album's main producer, Buckingham gives an edgy quality to everything from the haunting… read more Don't want to see ads? Subscribe now Tracklist Tango in the Night (1987) – STEVIE NICKS INFO Tango in the Night (1987) Tango in the Night is Fleetwood Mac’s 14th studio album. Release Warner Bros. Records released Tango in the Night on April 14, 1987.

The album reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 200 Albums chart, spawning five singles, four of which reached the Billboard Top 40: “Big Love” (#5), “Seven Wonders (#19), “Little Lies” (#4), and “Everywhere” (#14). By the end of the year, Warner Bros. released “Family Man,” which also charted, reaching #90. In Europe, Warner Bros. exclusively issued a sixth single “Isn’t It Midnight.” In 1988, the RIAA certified Tango in the Night double platinum for the shipment of two million units to retailers. Songs When I See You Again You and I, Part II B-sides You and I, Part 1 (B-side of Big Love) Book of Miracles (B-side of Seven Wonders) Ricky (B-side of Little Lies) Down Endless Street (B-side of Family Man) Editor’s Pick: ‘Isn’t It Midnight’ Tango in the Night benefits from Christine McVie’s reliable pop craftsmanship. Her songs are the most memorable on the album and temper the mixed offerings from Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.

Her best contribution is “Isn’t It Midnight,” a pop rock gem that boasts great hooks and a standout guitar solo from Buckingham, one that recalls Rumours anthem “Go Your Own Way” for its building intensity. While listeners are never hard pressed to hear McVie singing fluffy pop songs about love and desire, she captivates on “Isn’t It Midnight” with strong catchy lyrics about an intriguing romantic partner. Stevie on her Klonopin addiction “What started happening was that if I didn’t take it, my hands started to shake. I felt like I had a neurological disease or Parkinson’s. I started not being able to get to Lindsey Buckingham’s house on time, and I would get there and everybody was drinking, so I’d have a glass of wine. Don’t mix tranquilizers and wine. Then I’d sing horrific parts on his songs, and he would take the parts off. I was hardly on Tango of the Night, which I happen to love.” Fleetwood Mac | Biography & History | AllMusic google+ Artist Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine While most bands undergo a number of changes over the course of their careers, few groups experienced such radical stylistic changes as Fleetwood Mac .

Initially conceived as a hard-edged British blues combo in the late '60s, the band gradually evolved into a polished pop/rock act over the course of a decade. Throughout all of their incarnations, the only consistent members of Fleetwood Mac were drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie -- the rhythm section that provided the band with its name. Ironically, they had the least influence over the musical direction of the band. Originally, guitarists Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer provided the band with its gutsy, neo-psychedelic blues-rock sound, but as both guitarists descended into mental illness, the group began moving toward pop/rock with the songwriting of pianist Christine McVie . By the mid-'70s, Fleetwood Mac had relocated to California, where they added the soft rock duo of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks to their lineup. Obsessed with the meticulously arranged pop of the Beach Boys and the Beatles , Buckingham helped the band become one of the most popular groups of the late '70s.

Combining soft rock with the confessional introspection of singer/songwriters, Fleetwood Mac created a slick but emotional sound that helped 1977's Rumours become one of the biggest-selling albums of all time. The band retained its popularity through the early '80s, when Buckingham , Nicks , and Christine McVie all began pursuing solo careers. The band reunited for one album, 1987's Tango in the Night , before splintering in the late '80s. Buckingham left the group initially, but the band decided to soldier on, releasing one other album before Nicks and McVie left the band in the early '90s, hastening the group's commercial decline. The roots of Fleetwood Mac lie in John Mayall 's legendary British blues outfit, the Bluesbreakers . Bassist John McVie was one of the charter members of the Bluesbreakers , joining the group in 1963. In 1966 Peter Green replaced Eric Clapton , and a year later drummer Mick Fleetwood joined.

Inspired by the success of Cream , the Yardbirds , and Jimi Hendrix , the trio decided to break away from Mayall in 1967. At their debut at the British Jazz and Blues Festival in August, Bob Brunning was playing bass in the group, since McVie was still under contract to Mayall . He joined the band a few weeks after their debut; by that time, slide guitarist Jeremy Spencer had joined the band. Fleetwood Mac soon signed with Blue Horizon, releasing their eponymous debut the following year. Fleetwood Mac was an enormous hit in the U.K., spending over a year in the Top Ten. Despite its British success, the album was virtually ignored in America. During 1968, the band added guitarist Danny Kirwan . The following year, they recorded Fleetwood Mac in Chicago with a variety of bluesmen, including Willie Dixon and Otis Spann . The set was released later that year, after the band had left Blue Horizon for a one-album deal with Immediate Records; in the U.S., they signed with Reprise/Warner Bros., and by 1970, Warner began releasing the band's British records as well.

Fleetwood Mac released English Rose and Then Play On during 1969, which both indicated that the band was expanding its music, moving away from its blues purist roots. That year, Peter Green 's "Man of the World" and "Oh Well" were number two hits. Though his music was providing the backbone of the group, Green was growing increasingly disturbed due to his large ingestion of hallucinogenic drugs. After announcing that he was planning to give all of his earnings away, Green suddenly left the band in the spring of 1970; he released two solo albums over the course of the '70s, but he rarely performed after leaving Fleetwood Mac . The band replaced him with Christine Perfect , a vocalist/pianist who had earned a small but loyal following in the U.K. by singing with Spencer Davis and the Chicken Shack . She had already performed uncredited on Then Play On . Contractual difficulties prevented her from becoming a full-fledged member of Fleetwood Mac until 1971; by that time she had married John McVie . Christine McVie didn't appear on 1970's Kiln House , the first album the band recorded without Peter Green .

For that album, Jeremy Spencer dominated the band's musical direction, but he had also been undergoing mental problems due to heavy drug use. During the band's American tour in early 1971, Spencer disappeared; it was later discovered that he left the band to join the religious cult the Children of God. Fleetwood Mac had already been trying to determine the direction of their music, but Spencer 's departure sent the band into disarray. Christine McVie and Danny Kirwan began to move the band towards mainstream rock on 1971's Future Games , but new guitarist Bob Welch exerted a heavy influence on 1972's Bare Trees . Kirwan was fired after Bare Trees and was replaced by guitarists Bob Weston and Dave Walker , who appeared on 1973's Penguin . Walker left after that album, and Weston departed after making its follow-up, Mystery to Me (1973). In 1974, the group's manager, Clifford Davis , formed a bogus Fleetwood Mac and had the band tour the U.S.

The real Fleetwood Mac filed and won a lawsuit against the imposters -- after losing, they began performing under the name Stretch -- but the lawsuit kept the band off the road for most of the year. In the interim, they released Heroes Are Hard to Find . Late in 1974, Fleetwood Mac moved to California, with hopes of restarting their career. Welch left the band shortly after the move to form Paris . Early in 1975, Fleetwood and McVie were auditioning engineers for the band's new album when they heard Buckingham-Nicks , an album recorded by the soft rock duo Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks . The pair were asked to join the group and their addition revived the band's musical and commercial fortunes. Not only did Buckingham and Nicks write songs, but they brought distinctive talents the band had been lacking. Buckingham was a skilled pop craftsman, capable of arranging a commercial song while keeping it musically adventurous. Nicks had a husky voice and a sexy, hippie gypsy stage persona that gave the band a charismatic frontwoman.

The new lineup of Fleetwood Mac released their eponymous debut in 1975 and it slowly became a huge hit, reaching number one in 1976 on the strength of the singles "Over My Head," "Rhiannon," and "Say You Love Me." The album would eventually sell over five million copies in the U.S. alone. While Fleetwood Mac had finally attained their long-desired commercial success, the band was fraying apart behind the scenes. The McVies divorced in 1976, and Buckingham and Nicks ' romance ended shortly afterward. The internal tensions formed the basis for the songs on their next album, Rumours . Released in the spring of 1977, Rumours became a blockbuster success, topping the American and British charts and generating the Top Ten singles "Go Your Own Way," "Dreams," "Don't Stop," and "You Make Loving Fun." It would eventually sell over 17 million copies in the U.S. alone, making it the second biggest-selling album of all time. Fleetwood Mac supported the album with an exhaustive, lucrative tour and then retired to the studio to record their follow-up to Rumours .

A wildly experimental double album conceived largely by Buckingham , 1979's Tusk didn't duplicate the enormous success of Rumours , yet it did go multi-platinum and featured the Top Ten singles "Sara" and "Tusk." In 1980, they released the double album Live . Following the Tusk tour, Fleetwood , Buckingham , and Nicks all recorded solo albums. Of the solo projects, Stevie Nicks ' Bella Donna (1981) was the most successful, peaking at number one and featuring the hit singles "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around," "Leather and Lace," and "Edge of Seventeen." Buckingham 's Law and Order (1981) was a moderate success, spawning the Top Ten "Trouble." Fleetwood , for his part, made a world music album called The Visitor . Fleetwood Mac reconvened in 1982 for Mirage . More conventional and accessible than Tusk , Mirage reached number one and featured the hit singles "Hold Me" and "Gypsy." After Mirage , Buckingham , Nicks , and Christine McVie all worked on solo albums. The hiatus was due to a variety of reasons.

Each member had his or her own manager, Nicks was becoming the group's breakaway star, Buckingham was obsessive in the studio, and each member was suffering from various substance addictions. Nicks was able to maintain her popularity, with The Wild Heart (1983) and Rock a Little (1985) both reaching the Top 15. Christine McVie also had a Top Ten hit with "Got a Hold on Me" in 1984. Buckingham received the strongest reviews of all, but his 1984 album Go Insane failed to generate a hit. Fleetwood Mac reunited to record a new album in 1985. Buckingham , who had grown increasingly frustrated with the musical limitations of the band, decided to make it his last Fleetwood Mac project.

When the resulting album, Tango in the Night , was finally released in 1987, it was greeted with mixed reviews but strong sales, reaching the Top Ten and generating the Top 20 hits "Little Lies," "Seven Wonders," and "Everywhere." Buckingham decided to leave Fleetwood Mac after completing Tango in the Night , and the group replaced him with guitarists Billy Burnette and Rick Vito . The new lineup of the band recorded their first album, Behind the Mask , in 1990. It became the band's first album since 1975 to not go gold. Following its supporting tour, Nicks and Christine McVie announced they would continue to record with the group, but not tour. Vito left the band in 1991, and the group released the box set 25 Years -- The Chain the following year. The classic Fleetwood Mac lineup of Fleetwood , the McVies, Buckingham , and Nicks reunited to play President Bill Clinton 's inauguration in early 1993, but the concert did not lead to a full-fledged reunion.

Later that year, Nicks left the band and was replaced by Bekka Bramlett and Dave Mason ; Christine McVie left the group shortly afterward. The new lineup of Fleetwood Mac began touring in 1994, releasing Time the following year to little attention. While the new version of Fleetwood Mac wasn't commercially successful, neither were the solo careers of Buckingham , Nicks , and McVie , prompting speculation of a full-fledged reunion in 1997. Soon these whispers proved to be true, as the classic Rumours quintet reunited for a live performance that became the 1997 album The Dance . The album performed well, debuting at number one on Billboard and generating an adult contemporary hit in the new version of "Landslide." Fleetwood Mac supported The Dance with a tour that lasted throughout the year and, early in 1998, the band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Not long afterward, Christine McVie announced she was leaving the band. Her departure may have slowed the speed of Fleetwood Mac 's reunion, but the remaining quartet set to work writing and recording a new album.

The resulting Say You Will appeared in April of 2003; it was their first studio album in eight years and the first in 16 to feature Buckingham and Nicks . Say You Will performed well -- it went gold in the U.S., U.K., and Canada, with the singles "Peacekeeper" and "Say You Will" reaching the U.S. Adult Contemporary Top 20 -- and the accompanying international tour was a success. After a few quiet years where Buckingham resumed his solo career and the group unsuccessfully courted Sheryl Crow as a replacement for Christine McVie , they reconvened for a tour in 2009. Four years later, the group celebrated the 35th anniversary of Rumours with a new deluxe box reissue accompanied by a tour. As the tour got underway in April, the band unexpectedly released a four-track Extended Play of new material; it received good notices and entered the U.S. charts at 48. During a three-night stint at London's O2 in September 2013, Christine McVie appeared with Fleetwood Mac for the first time in 15 years.

In January of 2014, the band announced that Christine was rejoining the group and they started recording a new album. The progress on the new album was slow and steady, partially due to individual solo projects, partially due to interruptions caused by the band's ongoing world tour; they played international dates in both 2014 and 2015. As the group continued to chip away at their new record, they released a super deluxe reissue of Tusk in time for the holidays of 2015, which was followed the subsequent fall by a deluxe reissue of Mirage . Tango In the Night by Fleetwood Mac album review | Classic Rock Review Tango In the Night by Fleetwood Mac Share this article Tango In the Night is the fifth and final studio album by successful quintet that brought sustained stardom for Fleetwood Mac. Like their previous four albums, it found popular success driven by the angst and inner turmoil of the band and resulted in the parting of guitarist Lindsey Buckingham soon after its release. The album went on to become the band’s best selling since Rumours a decade earlier, which was one of the top selling albums of all time.

Somewhat ironically, the album sprang from a Buckingham solo project, meant to be his third solo album, and the soon-to-depart Buckingham ended up with the bulk of the songwriting credits on the album. Following the band’s previous album Mirage in 1982, most members dedicated some time to respective solo careers. Vocalist Stevie Nicks released two albums, while Buckingham and Keyboardist Christine McVie each released one during this era. All met a measure of commercial success, which prompted rumours of a band breakup. However, by 1985 the band had reconvened for this new album, with Buckingham and Richard Dashut co-producing. Together, they forged a unique sound that used just the right amount of 1980s-style synthesizers along with vast use of diverse rhythms, driven by drummer Mick Fleetwood. The result was a commercially successful album that was also distinct from anything the band had produced previously.

Lindsey Buckingham – Guitars, Percussion, Vocals Christine McVie – Keyboards, Vocals | Stevie Nicks – Vocals John McVie – Bass | Mick Fleetwood – Drums, Percussion The album kicks off with Buckingham’s “Big Love” with its unique driving rhythms and decorated cool soundscapes. The intense, shouting lead vocals are flanked by overdubbed guitars and vocals harmonies and chants throughout. Nicks’ “Seven Wonders” provides an immediate contrast to follow. Co-written by Sandy Stewart, the song was an immediate pop radio hit. Christine McVie’s “Everywhere” completes the initial circuit of pop songs in the style that McVie had composed so often through the 1970s and 1980s. It is decorated with great vocals and harmonies, nice keyboard riffs, and just a touch of mystical sound sequences. A trifecta of Buckingham penned songs rounds off the first side. “Caroline” is percussion driven with African beats at the start before morphing into a more Caribbean rhythm for the verses and choruses. The title song, “Tango In the Night” is a moody, methodical rocker with distinctive sections.

“Mystified” was co-written by Christine McVie and contains Baroque style keys over yet another drum beat. “Little Lies” was written by Christine McVie and her current husband Eddy Quintela. Ironically, she kept the surname of her previous husband, bass player John McVie, who has a strong presence in the song. The song contains great vocal parts for each of the band’s singers along with bent-note keyboard effects for its signature riff. The song reached #4 on the Billboard charts in the US and #5 on the UK charts. The ill-advised “Family Man” follows as a cartoonish 1980s pop caricature. Stevie Nicks’ “Welcome to the Room…Sara” is a pleasant and moderate ballad with a strong beat but melancholy sentiments about her time in rehab. Her acoustic ballad “When I See You Again” contains a spare arrangement and some duet Buckingham vocals towards the end. “You and I, Part II” concludes the album as a sequel to a non-album B-side to the single “Big Love”.

Shortly after the release of Tango In the Night, tensions came to a head and Buckingham departed the band prior to their scheduled tour in support of the album. Although this classic lineup of Buckingham/Nicks/Fleetwood/McVie/McVie would reunite a decade later for the live album The Dance in 1997, they would not again record a studio album.

~ Fleetwood Mac – Tango In The Night (1987/2011) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz] High Definition 24 Bit Music Download Browse: Home » Fleetwood Mac – Tango In The Night (1987/2011) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz] Fleetwood Mac – Tango In The Night (1987/2011) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz] September 15, 2015 Fleetwood Mac – Tango In The Night (1987/2011) FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 44:37 minutes | 1,68 GB | Genre: Rock Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks.com | @ @ Rhino/Warner Bros The last studio recording to feature the group’s classic line-up of Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie and John McVie. Originally, the album begun as a Lindsey Buckingham solo project but would ultimately become the group’s fourteenth studio recording.

The multi-platinum album features some of the group’s strongest materials and delivers four top twenty singles: “Seven Wonders,” “Little Lies,” “Everywhere” and “Big Love.” The group’s inventive arrangement, masterful songwriting and melodic harmonies are captured with new clarity on this hi-res download. Artistically and commercially, the Stevie Nicks/Lindsey Buckingham/Mick Fleetwood/Christine and John McVie edition of Fleetwood Mac had been on a roll for over a decade when Tango in the Night was released in early 1987. This would, unfortunately, be Buckingham’s last album with the pop/rock supergroup — and he definitely ended his association with the band on a creative high note. Serving as the album’s main producer, Buckingham gives an edgy quality to everything from the haunting “Isn’t It Midnight” to the poetic “Seven Wonders” to the dreamy “Everywhere.” Though Buckingham doesn’t over-produce, his thoughtful use of synthesizers is a major asset. Without question, “Family Man” and “Caroline” are among the best songs ever written by Buckingham, who consistently brings out the best in his colleagues on this superb album.

Tracklist: Tango in the Night - Fleetwood Mac | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic Tango in the Night google+ AllMusic Review by Alex Henderson Artistically and commercially, the Stevie Nicks / Lindsey Buckingham / Mick Fleetwood / Christine and John McVie edition of Fleetwood Mac had been on a roll for over a decade when Tango in the Night was released in early 1987. This would, unfortunately, be Buckingham 's last album with the pop/rock supergroup -- and he definitely ended his association with the band on a creative high note. Serving as the album's main producer, Buckingham gives an edgy quality to everything from the haunting "Isn't It Midnight" to the poetic "Seven Wonders" to the dreamy "Everywhere." Though Buckingham doesn't over-produce, his thoughtful use of synthesizers is a major asset. Without question, "Family Man" and "Caroline" are among the best songs ever written by Buckingham , who consistently brings out the best in his colleagues on this superb album.

Track Listing Fleetwood Mac | New Music And Songs | Fleetwood Mac About Fleetwood Mac While most bands undergo a number of changes over the course of their careers, few groups experienced such radical stylistic changes as Fleetwood Mac. Initially conceived as a hard-edged British blues combo in the late '60s, the band gradually evolved into a polished pop/rock act over the course of a decade. Throughout all of their incarnations, the only consistent members of Fleetwood Mac were drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie -- the rhythm section that provided the band with its name. Ironically, they had the least influence over the musical direction of the band. Originally, guitarists Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer provided the band with its gutsy, neo-psychedelic blues-rock sound, but as both guitarists descended into mental illness, the group began moving toward pop/rock with the songwriting of pianist Christine McVie. By the mid-'70s, Fleetwood Mac had relocated to California, where they added the soft rock duo of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks to their lineup.

Obsessed with the meticulously arranged pop of the Beach Boys and the Beatles, Buckingham helped the band become one of the most popular groups of the late '70s. Combining soft rock with the confessional introspection of singer/songwriters, Fleetwood Mac created a slick but emotional sound that helped 1977's Rumours become one of the biggest-selling albums of all time. The band retained its popularity through the early '80s, when Buckingham, Nicks, and Christine McVie all began pursuing solo careers. The band reunited for one album, 1987's Tango in the Night, before splintering in the late '80s. Buckingham left the group initially, but the band decided to soldier on, releasing one other album before Nicks and McVie left the band in the early '90s, hastening the group's commercial decline. The roots of Fleetwood Mac lie in John Mayall's legendary British blues outfit, the Bluesbreakers. Bassist John McVie was one of the charter members of the Bluesbreakers, joining the group in 1963.

In 1966 Peter Green replaced Eric Clapton, and a year later drummer Mick Fleetwood joined. Inspired by the success of Cream, the Yardbirds, and Jimi Hendrix, the trio decided to break away from Mayall in 1967. At their debut at the British Jazz and Blues Festival in August, Bob Brunning was playing bass in the group, since McVie was still under contract to Mayall. He joined the band a few weeks after their debut; by that time, slide guitarist Jeremy Spencer had joined the band. Fleetwood Mac soon signed with Blue Horizon, releasing their eponymous debut the following year. Fleetwood Mac was an enormous hit in the U.K., spending over a year in the Top Ten. Despite its British success, the album was virtually ignored in America. During 1968, the band added guitarist Danny Kirwan. The following year, they recorded Fleetwood Mac in Chicago with a variety of bluesmen, including Willie Dixon and Otis Spann.

The set was released later that year, after the band had left Blue Horizon for a one-album deal with Immediate Records; in the U.S., they signed with Reprise/Warner Bros., and by 1970, Warner began releasing the band's British records as well. Fleetwood Mac released English Rose and Then Play On during 1969, which both indicated that the band was expanding its music, moving away from its blues purist roots. That year, Peter Green's "Man of the World" and "Oh Well" were number two hits. Though his music was providing the backbone of the group, Green was growing increasingly disturbed due to his large ingestion of hallucinogenic drugs. After announcing that he was planning to give all of his earnings away, Green suddenly left the band in the spring of 1970; he released two solo albums over the course of the '70s, but he rarely performed after leaving Fleetwood Mac. The band replaced him with Christine Perfect, a vocalist/pianist who had earned a small but loyal following in the U.K. by singing with Spencer Davis and the Chicken Shack. She had already performed uncredited on Then Play On.

Contractual difficulties prevented her from becoming a full-fledged member of Fleetwood Mac until 1971; by that time she had married John McVie. Christine McVie didn't appear on 1970's Kiln House, the first album the band recorded without Peter Green. For that album, Jeremy Spencer dominated the band's musical direction, but he had also been undergoing mental problems due to heavy drug use. During the band's American tour in early 1971, Spencer disappeared; it was later discovered that he left the band to join the religious cult the Children of God. Fleetwood Mac had already been trying to determine the direction of their music, but Spencer's departure sent the band into disarray. Christine McVie and Danny Kirwan began to move the band towards mainstream rock on 1971's Future Games, but new guitarist Bob Welch exerted a heavy influence on 1972's Bare Trees. Kirwan was fired after Bare Trees and was replaced by guitarists Bob Weston and Dave Walker, who appeared on 1973's Penguin. Walker left after that album, and Weston departed after making its follow-up, Mystery to Me (1973).

In 1974, the group's manager, Clifford Davis, formed a bogus Fleetwood Mac and had the band tour the U.S. The real Fleetwood Mac filed and won a lawsuit against the imposters -- after losing, they began performing under the name Stretch -- but the lawsuit kept the band off the road for most of the year. In the interim, they released Heroes Are Hard to Find. Late in 1974, Fleetwood Mac moved to California, with hopes of restarting their career. Welch left the band shortly after the move to form Paris. Early in 1975, Fleetwood and McVie were auditioning engineers for the band's new album when they heard Buckingham-Nicks, an album recorded by the soft rock duo Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. The pair were asked to join the group and their addition revived the band's musical and commercial fortunes. Not only did Buckingham and Nicks write songs, but they brought distinctive talents the band had been lacking. Buckingham was a skilled pop craftsman, capable of arranging a commercial song while keeping it musically adventurous. Nicks had a husky voice and a sexy, hippie gypsy stage persona that gave the band a charismatic frontwoman.

The new lineup of Fleetwood Mac released their eponymous debut in 1975 and it slowly became a huge hit, reaching number one in 1976 on the strength of the singles "Over My Head," "Rhiannon," and "Say You Love Me." The album would eventually sell over five million copies in the U.S. alone. While Fleetwood Mac had finally attained their long-desired commercial success, the band was fraying apart behind the scenes. The McVies divorced in 1976, and Buckingham and Nicks' romance ended shortly afterward. The internal tensions formed the basis for the songs on their next album, Rumours. Released in the spring of 1977, Rumours became a blockbuster success, topping the American and British charts and generating the Top Ten singles "Go Your Own Way," "Dreams," "Don't Stop," and "You Make Loving Fun." It would eventually sell over 17 million copies in the U.S. alone, making it the second biggest-selling album of all time. Fleetwood Mac supported the album with an exhaustive, lucrative tour and then retired to the studio to record their follow-up to Rumours.

A wildly experimental double album conceived largely by Buckingham, 1979's Tusk didn't duplicate the enormous success of Rumours, yet it did go multi-platinum and featured the Top Ten singles "Sara" and "Tusk." In 1980, they released the double album Live. Following the Tusk tour, Fleetwood, Buckingham, and Nicks all recorded solo albums. Of the solo projects, Stevie Nicks' Bella Donna (1981) was the most successful, peaking at number one and featuring the hit singles "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around," "Leather and Lace," and "Edge of Seventeen." Buckingham's Law and Order (1981) was a moderate success, spawning the Top Ten "Trouble." Fleetwood, for his part, made a world music album called The Visitor. Fleetwood Mac reconvened in 1982 for Mirage. More conventional and accessible than Tusk, Mirage reached number one and featured the hit singles "Hold Me" and "Gypsy." After Mirage, Buckingham, Nicks, and Christine McVie all worked on solo albums. The hiatus was due to a variety of reasons.

Each member had his or her own manager, Nicks was becoming the group's breakaway star, Buckingham was obsessive in the studio, and each member was suffering from various substance addictions. Nicks was able to maintain her popularity, with The Wild Heart (1983) and Rock a Little (1985) both reaching the Top 15. Christine McVie also had a Top Ten hit with "Got a Hold on Me" in 1984. Buckingham received the strongest reviews of all, but his 1984 album Go Insane failed to generate a hit. Fleetwood Mac reunited to record a new album in 1985. Buckingham, who had grown increasingly frustrated with the musical limitations of the band, decided to make it his last Fleetwood Mac project.

When the resulting album, Tango in the Night, was finally released in 1987, it was greeted with mixed reviews but strong sales, reaching the Top Ten and generating the Top 20 hits "Little Lies," "Seven Wonders," and "Everywhere." Buckingham decided to leave Fleetwood Mac after completing Tango in the Night, and the group replaced him with guitarists Billy Burnette and Rick Vito. The new lineup of the band recorded their first album, Behind the Mask, in 1990. It became the band's first album since 1975 to not go gold. Following its supporting tour, Nicks and Christine McVie announced they would continue to record with the group, but not tour. Vito left the band in 1991, and the group released the box set 25 Years -- The Chain the following year. The classic Fleetwood Mac lineup of Fleetwood, the McVies, Buckingham, and Nicks reunited to play President Bill Clinton's inauguration in early 1993, but the concert did not lead to a full-fledged reunion.

Later that year, Nicks left the band and was replaced by Bekka Bramlett and Dave Mason; Christine McVie left the group shortly afterward. The new lineup of Fleetwood Mac began touring in 1994, releasing Time the following year to little attention. While the new version of Fleetwood Mac wasn't commercially successful, neither were the solo careers of Buckingham, Nicks, and McVie, prompting speculation of a full-fledged reunion in 1997. Soon these whispers proved to be true, as the classic Rumours quintet reunited for a live performance that became the 1997 album The Dance. The album performed well, debuting at number one on Billboard and generating an adult contemporary hit in the new version of "Landslide." Fleetwood Mac supported The Dance with a tour that lasted throughout the year and, early in 1998, the band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Not long afterward, Christine McVie announced she was leaving the band. Her departure may have slowed the speed of Fleetwood Mac's reunion, but the remaining quartet set to work writing and recording a new album.

The resulting Say You Will appeared in April of 2003; it was their first studio album in eight years and the first in 16 to feature Buckingham and Nicks. Say You Will performed well -- it went gold in the U.S., U.K., and Canada, with the singles "Peacekeeper" and "Say You Will" reaching the U.S. Adult Contemporary Top 20 -- and the accompanying international tour was a success. After a few quiet years where Buckingham resumed his solo career and the group unsuccessfully courted Sheryl Crow as a replacement for Christine McVie, they reconvened for a tour in 2009. Four years later, the group celebrated the 35th anniversary of Rumours with a new deluxe box reissue accompanied by a tour. As the tour got underway in April, the band unexpectedly released a four-track Extended Play of new material; it received good notices and entered the U.S. charts at 48. During a three-night stint at London's O2 in September 2013, Christine McVie appeared with Fleetwood Mac for the first time in 15 years.

In January of 2014, the band announced that Christine was rejoining the group and they started recording a new album. The progress on the new album was slow and steady, partially due to individual solo projects, partially due to interruptions caused by the band's ongoing world tour; they played international dates in both 2014 and 2015. As the group continued to chip away at their new record, they released a super deluxe reissue of Tusk in time for the holidays of 2015, which was followed the subsequent fall by a deluxe reissue of Mirage. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

Question: Which group released the album 'Tango in the Night' in 1987?
Answer: FLEETWOOD MAC